Midnight Boom

Midnight Boom
Studio album by The Kills
Released	March 10, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Indie rock Rock Art rock
Length	33:57
Label	Domino
Producer	The Kills, XXXChange
The Kills chronology
No Wow (2005) Midnight Boom (2008) Blood Pressures (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(A-)[2]
Drowned In Sound	(8/10)[3]
Gigwise.com	[4]
The Independent	[5]
Pitchfork	(6.8/10)[6]
Popmatters	(8/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
URB	[9]
Uncut	[10]

Midnight Boom is the third album by indie rock band The Kills, released on March 10, 2008, through Domino Records (March 17, 2008, in the United States). It was recorded in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The title refers to the moment when the moon comes up and everyone else goes to bed.

The album was preceded with a website, also titled Midnight Boom, dedicated to the videos and multi-tracks for "U.R.A. Fever", "Cheap and Cheerful" and "Last Day of Magic". Due to the album's unexpectedly high profile level, "Tape Song" and "Black Balloon" served as follow-up singles, and "Sour Cherry" became a cult hit due to its inclusion on the show Gossip Girl.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"U.R.A. Fever"	2:16
2.	"Cheap and Cheerful"	2:26
3.	"Tape Song"	3:35
4.	"Getting Down"	2:55
5.	"Last Day of Magic"	3:21
6.	"Hook and Line"	2:03
7.	"Black Balloon"	3:46
8.	"M.E.X.I.C.O."	1:37
9.	"Sour Cherry"	3:07
10.	"Alphabet Pony"	1:45
11.	"What New York Used to Be"	3:15
12.	"Goodnight Bad Morning"	3:52
13.	"Night Train" (UK Download Bonus Track)	3:04

Chart performance

Charts (2008)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	47
US Heatseekers	1
US Independent Albums Chart	16
Billboard 200	133
Netherlands Albums Chart	68
Austrian Albums Chart	66
Belgium Albums Chart	13
French Albums Chart	23
Swiss Albums Chart	56

References

1. ^ Phares, Heather. Midnight Boom at Allmusic. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
2. ^ Robert Christgau review
3. ^ Drowned In Sound review
4. ^ Gigwise.com review
5. ^ The Independent review
6. ^ Crock, Jason (March 20, 2008). "The Kills Midnight Boom > Album Review". Pitchfork. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/11302-midnight-boom/. Retrieved 22 March 2008. 
7. ^ Popmatters review
8. ^ Hoard, Christian (March 18, 2008). "The Kills Midnight Boom > Album Review". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080310002725/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/19187691/review/19214151/midnight_boom. Retrieved 8 March 2008. 
9. ^ URB review
10. ^ Uncut review
11. ^ http://www.gossipgirlinsider.com/music/songs/sour-cherry.html